Rainbow Six Siege is currently facing significant challenges following a hacking incident that resulted in the distribution of “billions” in in-game currency. This prompted Ubisoft to temporarily shut down the game to address the situation.

Details about the breach remain limited, but players have reported that hackers managed to ban and then unban thousands of accounts, manipulated the ban feed, and credited every player with 2 billion credits and renown. They also unlocked all premium skins for players at no cost.

The hackers executed a playful stunt by banning numerous fake accounts that displayed lyrics from Michael Jackson’s song “Billie Jean” on the screen.

Ubisoft has stated that the issue has been resolved, but ongoing problems appear to affect various aspects of the game, as indicated by the service status page.

After informing players of the issue on December 27, the company “intentionally shut down” both Rainbow Six Siege and its Marketplace for further investigation. Ubisoft confirmed that although erroneous transactions were rolled back, no penalties would be imposed on players who used the credits received from the hackers. They also noted that the ban notification feature had been disabled in a prior update.

In a recent update, the Rainbow Six Siege team emphasized their commitment to restoring normal gameplay as swiftly as possible. They are conducting extensive quality control checks to ensure all accounts are secure and functional.

While Ubisoft acknowledged an unrelated “R6 ShieldGuard ban wave,” they reassured players that they were actively working to resolve the current issues. Following the restoration efforts, a “soft launch” was initiated on December 28, allowing limited access for select players while further tests were conducted. Full access was restored to all players on December 29.

However, players did experience connection queues, and those who logged in during the incident might temporarily lose access to some owned items. Ubisoft is continuing its investigations and corrections, which are expected to take the next two weeks.

The Marketplace remains unavailable for the time being. In their latest communication, Ubisoft thanked players for their patience while they work to resolve these issues and restore normal gameplay.

At present, the service status page indicates that various services are experiencing “unplanned” issues, with connectivity, authentication, in-game store access, and matchmaking affected across all platforms, including PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. The exact reasons behind these outages remain unclear.